Without exaggeration, very long awaited was the day I was selected an exchange student. Ironically, however, anxiety came together with—if not before—joy. The reason was simple: it was goi
Every one of us has likely dreamed of being free from our mundane routine at least once during our lives—leaving the country and traveling freely in the world with just a bag pack. One student,
Chang Ok-ju (’81, Law,) is the first female top ranking administrative official in Korea working as the director of Division of Child and Youth Policy at the department of the Office for Child a
“This is my daughter, Lucy. Isn’t she cute?” said Lee Myung-hee (’82, Mass Communication), the editor-in-chief of Vogue Korea, pointing at a picture of her Martiz. This one phrase suddenly swept away
By Nam You-sun Majed Al Harbi (Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, 1) is a student as well as an employee of one of the biggest oil companies in the world, Saudi Aramco. Accepted to Saudi Aramco as
Movies, Women and Ewha. How do these three independent words relate? They are all intwined in the life and work of Kim Su-jin (’89, German Literature), the producer of Bidangil Pictures that created t
There is a cartoon online which attracts thousands of people everyday. “Golbang Hwansanggok,” which means, “fantasy in a small room” in Korean, describes university students’ concerns. Reader’s suppor
I had a chance to eat lunch with five other guys at Ewha. This was certainly not a typical scene to be observed at the world’s largest women’s university. My company, of course, was composed of exchan
New experiences, diverse cultures, and lasting memories for a lifetime – this is how I would exemplify a year abroad as an exchange student at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Canada. Being
Sea water, snow and a block of ice are made from water, but they all have different colors. Ice cube is transparent, snow is white, and sea is blue. Why is it? To solve this intriguing question, child
Matti was an exchange student from Finland. He taught me many interesting things about Finland and Europe last semester. One of the more intriguing lessons I learned, however, was from an incident tha
An Hye-jung (Chungbuk University, 4) is a student headmistress working for Simji night school. Sim means heart, and ji means ambition symbolizing the establishment of one’s ambitious dream kept deep i
“Good morning. Welcome to Studio 5. I’m Ellee Pai Hong.” A Korean-American woman awakens and greets the viewers in Chicago. Ellee Pai Hong (’92, English Literature) is an anchor of NBC5 Today on weeke
Johns Hopkins University Professor Francis Fukuyama, who is best known for his 1992 book, The End of History and the Last Man, gave a lecture titled, “Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century,” on
She understands socially alienated people, keeps an eye on them, and if necessary works for them with an all-out effort. What kind of job would she have? A social welfare organizer? A human rights act
The word “charismatic” might not be an appropriate adjective to describe a woman. However, Lee Young-mi (‘93, Political Science and Diplomacy) is well known to be the charismatic queen of musicals. Wh
CAPTION: Shin says today’s university students must learn to stand by themselves. The influence of apartment advertisements. Housewives’ recognition and purchase patterns for organic foods. The market
Established: April 28, 1898, First national university in China Location: Beijing, ChinaCampus: 2,721,682miliion square metersFull-time Enrollment: 31.328 students University Faculties: Humanities, So
Twenty-four hours is not enough for a person like Sohn Jie-ae (’85, Politics & Diplomacy), a correspondent and Seoul Bureau chief who meets two billion people in the world every day through CNN an
Imagine that you are living in a world where the name of your country literally does not exist. This is how Cho Kum-hee (University of Wisconsin-Superior, 3) has been living her life for the past 25 y